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go back for folks who are making more than $250,000 a year to levels that were in place during the clinton era, when wealthy people were doing just fine and the economy was growing a lot stronger than it did after they were cut. and let's take on medicare and medicaid in a serious way, which is not just a matter of taking those costs off the books, off the federal books and pushing them on to individual seniors, but let's actually reduce health care costs because we spend more on health care with not as good outcomes as any other advanced developed nation on earth. and that would seem to be a sensible proposal. the problem right now is not the technical means to solve it. the problem is our politics. and that's part of what this election and what this debate will need to be about, is are we, as a country, willing to get back to common sense, balanced, fair solutions that encourage our long-term economic growth and stabilize our budget and it can be done. one last point i want to make, dean, that i think is important. because it goes to the growth issue, if state and local government hiring
go back for folks who are making more than $250,000 a year to levels that were in place during the clinton era, when wealthy people were doing just fine and the economy was growing a lot stronger than it did after they were cut. and let's take on medicare and medicaid in a serious way, which is not just a matter of taking those costs off the books, off the federal books and pushing them on to individual seniors, but let's actually reduce health care costs because we spend more on health care...
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and still ahead, chelsea clinton is here on a novel approach for some public school students. this is "andrea mitchell reports" only on msnbc live from education nation. >> we have young people growing up in some places in this country that everything is really against them. they have terrible health care, violence. when you take a closer look... ...at the best schools in the world... ...you see they all have something very interesting in common. they have teachers... ...with a deeper knowledge of their subjects. as a result, their students achieve at a higher level. let's develop more stars in education. let's invest in our teachers... ...so they can inspire our students. let's solve this. syou know, i've helped a lot off people save a lot of money. but today...( sfx: loud noise of large metal object hitting the ground) things have been a little strange. (sfx: sound of piano smashing) roadrunner: meep meep. meep meep? (sfx: loud thud sound) what a strange place. geico®. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. starts with arthritis pain and a
and still ahead, chelsea clinton is here on a novel approach for some public school students. this is "andrea mitchell reports" only on msnbc live from education nation. >> we have young people growing up in some places in this country that everything is really against them. they have terrible health care, violence. when you take a closer look... ...at the best schools in the world... ...you see they all have something very interesting in common. they have teachers... ...with a...
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>> i just think of bush jr. >> strength. >> clinton, his excitement and energy. >> i think clinton's ability to get along with people. >> they want to see these qualities in president obama and they find it lacking. >> they definitely do. the irony of this is scott walker was the person that they admired not as an individual, they don't like a lot about his positions, but they found him a strong leader, a person who was willing to stand up and take the heat. the fascinating element of this is the two people that emerged out of this were scott walker and paul ryan and they showed the deficiencies in each of the candidates. obama on the leadership qualities and paul ryan, they liked his personal qualities and they thought all of those qualities were lacking in mitt romney. >> let's show what happened when you asked them what qualities would you like to see that you don't see in mitt romney. >> his relatability to the average american. >> being personable. >> sureness of convictions. >> being more personable. >> ease with people. >> of course, this gets us to the whole question of the r
>> i just think of bush jr. >> strength. >> clinton, his excitement and energy. >> i think clinton's ability to get along with people. >> they want to see these qualities in president obama and they find it lacking. >> they definitely do. the irony of this is scott walker was the person that they admired not as an individual, they don't like a lot about his positions, but they found him a strong leader, a person who was willing to stand up and take the heat....
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but at the same time, clinton has a day job, and his day job is the founder and ceo of the clinton global initiative, which in just five to seven years he has turned into a towering force of philanthropy which is the reason that we did the cover store yo now, or that clinton wrote the story now, has really nothing to do with domestic politics and everything to do with clinton global initiative international meeting that's convening here in new york on sunday, which is his, you know, philanthropic love meaning of life. looking forward, after the election, he would say that you know he's really the fi philanthropist in chief and not obama's explainer in chief and not necessarily the point man for democrats, you know, in pur tuty. >> you know, jim, one thing i wanted to mention, you brought up clinton global initiative, barack obama and mitt romney set to speak at the clinton global initiative next tuesday. it's the political junkie in me, i cannot resist when talk turns to bill clinton, talk inevitably turns to his wife, the current secretary of state, and what she might do next. i want to
but at the same time, clinton has a day job, and his day job is the founder and ceo of the clinton global initiative, which in just five to seven years he has turned into a towering force of philanthropy which is the reason that we did the cover store yo now, or that clinton wrote the story now, has really nothing to do with domestic politics and everything to do with clinton global initiative international meeting that's convening here in new york on sunday, which is his, you know,...
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>> i think that -- i have so much respect and admiration for hillary clinton, secretary clinton has done an amazing job as secretary of state. i know she's earned and deserves and looking forward to the well-earned rest she's planning to take and she's an incredible leader who has a tremendous future as a leader of the united states of america. >> well, if you looked at the video that introduced her at the forum on friday night here, a the lot of people are suggesting that well-earned rest is only going to be a prelude to something else down the road and not -- >> we'll give her a little time to rest and then i'm sure that she'll be pressed into service and knowing secretary clinton, i'm sure she doesn't plan to rest very long. >> thanks very much. >> thank you. >> thank you, congresswoman. >> and coming up next, why won't the president sit down with john boehner? more from that new interview with president obama, next. [ fishing rod casting line, marching band playing ] [ male announcer ] the rhythm of life. [ whistle blowing ] where do you hear that beat? campbell's healthy request sou
>> i think that -- i have so much respect and admiration for hillary clinton, secretary clinton has done an amazing job as secretary of state. i know she's earned and deserves and looking forward to the well-earned rest she's planning to take and she's an incredible leader who has a tremendous future as a leader of the united states of america. >> well, if you looked at the video that introduced her at the forum on friday night here, a the lot of people are suggesting that...
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ruth, mark, you have both covered, we have all covered bill clinton. his speech was such a melding of the specific and the detailed, wonkish, long, but they were hanging on every word, at least inside the hall. i can't say how it played at home. and at the same time, he had the life and the flesh and blood of a really great convention speech. >> well, he has a fantastic capacity, exactly what the president said, at explaining stuff. i thought he was very, very, very effective in rebutting a lot of the republican arguments against the president. he raided medicare, he's a big government socialist type, this and that. but what he couldn't do and what i was looking for the president to do was to say and this is where i'm going to take the country in the next four years and these are going to be my priorities. i think you made exactly the right point. a goal is not a policy. you can promise to create jobs or have so many college graduates but the fact of the matter is, you need to say how we are going to get there, how we are going to get there in a way th
ruth, mark, you have both covered, we have all covered bill clinton. his speech was such a melding of the specific and the detailed, wonkish, long, but they were hanging on every word, at least inside the hall. i can't say how it played at home. and at the same time, he had the life and the flesh and blood of a really great convention speech. >> well, he has a fantastic capacity, exactly what the president said, at explaining stuff. i thought he was very, very, very effective in rebutting...
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the question now as darrell issa and know jason chav fits right letters to hillary clinton demanding answers to what happened in benghazi, questions about whether people there asked for more security, whether there was an intelligence failure, there's talk of plans for retaliation, if the targeting can be found, what is the response to the republican criticism and criticism from some democratshat this was not handled well? >> well, i'll leave some of the details to my white house friends because it's better for them to answer some of these substantive questions but say a couple of things. one, since the moment of that attack we've been focused on two things, embassy security all over the world and getting to the bottom of that attack and bringing to justice the people who perpetrated it. that's what our focus has been on. as new information has come to light, the white house and the administration has shared it. to congress, to the american people. i think this criticism from the romney campaign, mitt romney himself, is really obviously he's politicizing it for his own benefit but it
the question now as darrell issa and know jason chav fits right letters to hillary clinton demanding answers to what happened in benghazi, questions about whether people there asked for more security, whether there was an intelligence failure, there's talk of plans for retaliation, if the targeting can be found, what is the response to the republican criticism and criticism from some democratshat this was not handled well? >> well, i'll leave some of the details to my white house friends...
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can the aura of bill clinton as he is today and with all of his global good works and the clinton global initiative which is going to be on full display in new york, convening in september, his work in haiti and elsewhere in the world? can any of that really transfer to barack obama? >> some of it can. none of it hurts. and you can't think of a figure in the republican party who is the counterpoint to that. when bill clinton makes the speech at that convention, it's going to be a huge moment. and it's not going to be the candidate's speech or the vice president's speech. it's going to be a separate huge moment. it's hard to look at the rundown at the republican convention and see where that huge moment is going to be. >> roger simon, and we will see you in tampa. >>> up next, "andrea mitchell reports" special, richard lugar's mission to control chemical weapons in syria. >>> and will siisaac rain on th republicans' parade? send me your thoughts on facebook and twitter @mitchellreports. people really love snapshot from progressive, but don't just listen to me. listen to these happy progre
can the aura of bill clinton as he is today and with all of his global good works and the clinton global initiative which is going to be on full display in new york, convening in september, his work in haiti and elsewhere in the world? can any of that really transfer to barack obama? >> some of it can. none of it hurts. and you can't think of a figure in the republican party who is the counterpoint to that. when bill clinton makes the speech at that convention, it's going to be a huge...
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guess would be from the three days there was a level of enthusiasm, excitement, his wife speech, bill clinton's speech favorably reviewed. it always does help to go second. mitt romney's convention ended and everyone was on to charlotte to cover president obama and his convention. i still think that the underlying dynamic of the race is president obama versus the economy. yes, mitt romney is in there, no question, but the jobs report on friday i think served as a reminder that the president can win this race, but he is going to have to convince people that the economy is either getting better slowly but surely or not his fault or mitt romney would do it worse. i feel like that's really the dynamic of the race. mitt romney is the third person in this race. you're talking about can barack obama convince folks on the economy, that hasn't changed after the convention. my guess is we'll see a little bit of closing in the next couple weeks. >> and mark halperin, let's talk about ohio. what is your reporting telling you about what the republicans are facing in ohio and why mitt romney is back there ag
guess would be from the three days there was a level of enthusiasm, excitement, his wife speech, bill clinton's speech favorably reviewed. it always does help to go second. mitt romney's convention ended and everyone was on to charlotte to cover president obama and his convention. i still think that the underlying dynamic of the race is president obama versus the economy. yes, mitt romney is in there, no question, but the jobs report on friday i think served as a reminder that the president can...
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, chris cizilla indicates strong support for hillary clinton. she has really i guess she's the most popular figure in american politics. >> she is at her highest popularity rating that we have ever in "the washington post"/abc poll measured her and almost six in ten, 57% of americans, this isn't democrats, this is the american public broadly, want her to run for president in 2016. now, i would say, if she becomes a candidate, i think -- inevitably she'll be seen much more in that partisan atmosphere, some of her stratospheric numbers will drop down. i would say she has been skeptical very skeptical of running. if you look at these numbers if you have any interest of being the president of the united states this may be a hard race to say no to. >> i think the rest of the political world knows what is likely to happen. chris cizilla, thank you very much. susan page, always great to see you. >> coming up the fiscal fight continuing. he split with his party on taxes. what is republican tomb cole saying now? first as john boehner look lights the capi
, chris cizilla indicates strong support for hillary clinton. she has really i guess she's the most popular figure in american politics. >> she is at her highest popularity rating that we have ever in "the washington post"/abc poll measured her and almost six in ten, 57% of americans, this isn't democrats, this is the american public broadly, want her to run for president in 2016. now, i would say, if she becomes a candidate, i think -- inevitably she'll be seen much more in...
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the conventional wisdom has been because everybody has bill clinton in their mind that the democrat, president obama, will do better in the town hall relating and empathizing and showing he connects to people. i'm not so sure about this president. >> well, i'm not so sure, although both of them will be -- i think the strongest mitt romney has been in my experience as a presidential candidate on the debate the other night was the events he did in both cycles last campaign in 2008 and this one, his so-called ask mitt anything events where he did take questions from people. he showed humor and the kind of fluidness and personality that he showed in the depate ba in those events and people that think this format clearly favors the president i don't think are right. >> but you know, one advantage that mitt romney won't have, barack obama will not be unprepared for the second debate the way he was for the first one. he's a competitive guy, we know he wants to win this election, he's smart. i have to believe he is going to focus and prepare in a way he did not the first time around. >> and
the conventional wisdom has been because everybody has bill clinton in their mind that the democrat, president obama, will do better in the town hall relating and empathizing and showing he connects to people. i'm not so sure about this president. >> well, i'm not so sure, although both of them will be -- i think the strongest mitt romney has been in my experience as a presidential candidate on the debate the other night was the events he did in both cycles last campaign in 2008 and this...
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bill clinton is a special person. he is probably the best articulator the democratic party has had maybe in history. and so to have him on your side, as a surrogate, as a spokesperson, as the visionary that he can be, is just a remarkable asset. and we saw it last night. >> why is it for bill clinton to articulate what president obama has done from his perspective and to rebut the republican charges? why hasn't the president been able to do that? and does he have to do it tonight? >> well, i think the president has done it but i think last night the whole country was watching. and it was bill clinton's moment to do it in his way. barack obama will do it tonight in his way. but i think the two of them together will provide the kind of message and the extraordinary able to articulate in a way that only a convention can showcase. and that's what we're seeing this week. >> now, one of the issues that has been fully embraced by the democrats this week is health care and the president's record on health care. no longer defe
bill clinton is a special person. he is probably the best articulator the democratic party has had maybe in history. and so to have him on your side, as a surrogate, as a spokesperson, as the visionary that he can be, is just a remarkable asset. and we saw it last night. >> why is it for bill clinton to articulate what president obama has done from his perspective and to rebut the republican charges? why hasn't the president been able to do that? and does he have to do it tonight?...
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president clinton and first lady hillary clinton led the nation in a solemn ceremony at andrews air force base receiving the remains. the u.s. ambassador to kenya has become a strong advocate for increased embassy security and joins me from washington. thank you very much. >> you're welcome. >> a lot was supposed to change after 1998. the mandate for a review board was one of the results of the after action reporting after the horrible tragedy. let's see, president obama who was referring to the benghazi attacks just today in his speech in virginia. >> as we saw last week, we still face serious threats in the world. we have to make sure that not only our military but also our diplomats overseas are protected. we've got to go after anybody who harms americans overseas. >> from your standpoint, are our diplomats adequately protected in these embassies? >> i think benghazi clearly shows that they're not. while a considerable amount of construction has been done providing embassies, people who are assigned to embassies, small, medium, large, boxes and fortresses to do work, that is not being
president clinton and first lady hillary clinton led the nation in a solemn ceremony at andrews air force base receiving the remains. the u.s. ambassador to kenya has become a strong advocate for increased embassy security and joins me from washington. thank you very much. >> you're welcome. >> a lot was supposed to change after 1998. the mandate for a review board was one of the results of the after action reporting after the horrible tragedy. let's see, president obama who was...
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clinton. >> the polls say it's close and it could come down to what you decide. >> is it newfound confidence or desperation? governor romney and paul ryan go hunting for independents later in pennsylvania. and you came through. ♪ ♪ ♪ take my hand, we'll make it i swear ♪ ♪ living on a prayer >> we learn today that viewers donated nearly $23 million for sandy victims. ♪ under the boardwalk ♪ down by the sea yeah ♪ on a blanket with my baby ♪ is where i'll be >>> good day, i'm andrea mitchell, live at nbc's democracy plaza here in new york where we're going to bring you nonstop coverage of decision 2012. with only two days to go before the election, we have the latest results from the final nbc news/"wall street journal" poll. object the east coast, election officials racing against the clock to get polling locations up and running despite the storm. while storm-ravaged communities are still waiting for power to come on. and debris to be cleared. >>> 30 to 40,000 people here in
clinton. >> the polls say it's close and it could come down to what you decide. >> is it newfound confidence or desperation? governor romney and paul ryan go hunting for independents later in pennsylvania. and you came through. ♪ ♪ ♪ take my hand, we'll make it i swear ♪ ♪ living on a prayer >> we learn today that viewers donated nearly $23 million for sandy victims. ♪ under the boardwalk ♪ down by the sea yeah ♪ on a blanket with my baby ♪ is where i'll be...
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bill clinton won a bigger re-election than we thought because of it. 2010 became a route for republicans because of the constant hammering they did on that talking point about medicare. but what's interesting here is that the same complaint democrats have about the republican talking point is the same one republicans used to have about bill clinton's which is these aren't cuts, it's slowing the growth of medicare going forward. but again, that's nuance and that isn't what happens when medicare gets used as a political sledgehammer. >> nuance goes by the boards. what about the "usa today"/gallup poll. it's a one-day poll but it's the first temperature taking of ryan as a pick. >> well, i would say that look, it shows that people are sort of not as enthusiastic about him as they have been about past picks. he's less, well, certainly more well known or about as well known as sarah palin, maybe as dick cheney maybe. i think this is still kind of an early, early, early read. i would point the "washington post"/abc news poll basically says ryan, we did some pre-vp pick, post pick. you see his
bill clinton won a bigger re-election than we thought because of it. 2010 became a route for republicans because of the constant hammering they did on that talking point about medicare. but what's interesting here is that the same complaint democrats have about the republican talking point is the same one republicans used to have about bill clinton's which is these aren't cuts, it's slowing the growth of medicare going forward. but again, that's nuance and that isn't what happens when medicare...
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i think the first picture we have is hillary clinton in africa. first of all, the fact she's gone to so many places. what is the diplomatic import of what she's accomplishing on the road? >> i was with her in china, bangladesh and india so you saw the diplomatic import in india when she was dealing with one of the biggest diplomatic crises between the u.s. and china in memory. i think the remarkable thing is while that was going on behind the scenes she continued to meet with the president, she went to all of the meetings and even made time to go to a clean cook stove event, of all things, because this is one of the causes that are important to her. this was something that was surprising. she, as i wrote in the story, following her is like following a woman shot out of a cannon with rocket boosters strapped to her pantsuit, yet her days are scheduled down to the nanosecond but when she could find time to relax, when she could take a breather, she doesn't. she uses her rock star status to draw the spotlight to causes that are important to her. name
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bush though he lost to bill clinton is seen as a grand statesman. it's a remarkable testament, george w. bush is nowhere in this campaign. >> chris, thank you very much for setting us up today. mayhem in the skies. and the threat of cyberattacks. on that front, proposed legislation would require owners and operators of critical facilities to notify homeland security at the first sign of hacking. senator john mccain is raising questions of top intelligence officials about homeland's ability to handle the growing cyberthreat. >> do you greet that he secretary panetta and the fbi have said that cyberattacks may soon be the number one threats to the united states? >> absolutely, senator. >> so then what's the logic in providing the overall authority to the department of homeland security? anyone who has been through an airport as i do regularly as most of us do have no confidence in the technological capabilities of the department of homeland security. in fact, as an example, nothing has changed as far as airport security is concerned since probably sep
bush though he lost to bill clinton is seen as a grand statesman. it's a remarkable testament, george w. bush is nowhere in this campaign. >> chris, thank you very much for setting us up today. mayhem in the skies. and the threat of cyberattacks. on that front, proposed legislation would require owners and operators of critical facilities to notify homeland security at the first sign of hacking. senator john mccain is raising questions of top intelligence officials about homeland's...
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. >> david, there is a continuing controversy, hillary clinton asked about it today and said we knew what we knew at the time and investigating, she ducked the question. >> paul ryan came out among the more memorable lines is there's an act of terror against the united states we're going to call it what it is. this administration is caught in a lot of different explanations, complicated story, and you've got the intelligence community, state department and the white house. we cover washington. we understand there's a lot of competing voices when it comes to that. the buck stops at the white house with the president on these matters. and this was an act of terror as he says and there are a lot of different explanations. heated testimony about the fact that there were additional security requests. again this is just messy. i don't think -- look, martha raddtz asked direct questions i believe in moderators asking direct questions and getting answers. was it an intelligence failure. he didn't answer the question. and she did go back at a later point. this just -- they're just sewing more
. >> david, there is a continuing controversy, hillary clinton asked about it today and said we knew what we knew at the time and investigating, she ducked the question. >> paul ryan came out among the more memorable lines is there's an act of terror against the united states we're going to call it what it is. this administration is caught in a lot of different explanations, complicated story, and you've got the intelligence community, state department and the white house. we cover...
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and president clinton towards barack obama. >> which you would expect, because president clinton had a pretty big dog in that fight with hillary clinton. but look, we're all on the same team. we have been on the same team for four years. i think he's going to be a terrific spokesperson because in bill clinton, you have what happened in 1992 and in 1993, coming into office at a time of economic transition. at a time in which the middle class didn't feel the security that they needed, much like they do today. but bill clinton made some really tough decisions, led this country forward and we were the better for it. it was only after bill clinton left that we again handed out tax breaks to millionaires and billionaires and watched the whole thing collapse. i think what president clinton can do is talk about the exact analogy that we're living through right now. >> i'm not sure about your play list, gibbs. >> where's my ipod? this is pretty cool, though. i have to admit. >> thank you. thanks for putting up with it. >> i'll take the band with me. >> one quick final question. i really want
and president clinton towards barack obama. >> which you would expect, because president clinton had a pretty big dog in that fight with hillary clinton. but look, we're all on the same team. we have been on the same team for four years. i think he's going to be a terrific spokesperson because in bill clinton, you have what happened in 1992 and in 1993, coming into office at a time of economic transition. at a time in which the middle class didn't feel the security that they needed, much...
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forces within the opposition movement, they would be left stranded alone and isolated -- >> hillary clinton had meeting after meeting -- you know the secretary of state has gone to meetings and met with them trying to see who are the real representatives. >> for months they made the case that there weren't people within the opposition movement for them to work with. until the movement stepped up and showed the mettle that the u.s. would not cooperate. we think that's the wrong approach. we should proactively seek out who the responsible actors r. it's a self-fulfilling prophecy. give them the tools through allies to have the upper hand. the extreme islamists will have the dominant position. we wanted to supply weapons, training and finances to the opposition. in some cases they have. they have a fighting shot at winning the fight. >> how do you know we are not doing that now covertly. >> well, there have been public reports that some of it's been done. i'm taking the words of the administration and the public statements. they have consistently made the case for why it would be a mistake to
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was most struck by in the piece was, you write seemingly pretty definitively you think hillary rodham clinton, current secretary of state, will be the next democratic presidential candidate whenever that might be. do you know something we do not? >> i don't. i'm having fun with it. the point being for the republicans, if they can't win this with barack obama, you know, with unploinlts at 7.8%, if the unemployment picture gets better and you have hillary clinton who would close a lot of this help with women voters certainly, but everybody seems to respect her so her so much. republicans have to rethink their message. a lot of pressure has been on president obama but what happens if the republicans lose and one of the things i hope msnbc can answer for mean i've looked into it is how can the republican party keep the tea party inside the tent. i thought ron paul's voice would be heard this fuel and it's been muted. it's worth exploring in the next few days. >> doug brinkley, thank you. >>> 11 days and counting. election day. it is almost here. you're watching "andrea mitchell reports" only on m
was most struck by in the piece was, you write seemingly pretty definitively you think hillary rodham clinton, current secretary of state, will be the next democratic presidential candidate whenever that might be. do you know something we do not? >> i don't. i'm having fun with it. the point being for the republicans, if they can't win this with barack obama, you know, with unploinlts at 7.8%, if the unemployment picture gets better and you have hillary clinton who would close a lot of...
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i don't know whether it's bill clinton and then springsteen or springsteen and bill clinton. they don't usually play headliner. this is a big event. springsteen did events for john kerry in 2004. been a little unwilling to do more in 2012 for obama but this will be a hugely attended and hugely covered event with i would say bill clinton being the single best surrogate on either side in this campaign. >> as bill clinton said, again this week, in washington on monday night, he has been made the secretary of explaining stuff. so you'll hear the speech and also get a lot of music. where do we get tickets? >> exactly. >> that does it for us. see you tomorrow in washington. thanks so much, chris. follow the show online and on twitter. tamron hall has a look at when's next. >> hi. we're picking up where you left off. i'll talk with president obama's supporter, mayor of atlanta, reid comparing the first presidential debate to the ali-frazier fight and knocked down. so what's he comparing last night's slugfest to? did the president effectively pull himself off the mat by bringing up r
i don't know whether it's bill clinton and then springsteen or springsteen and bill clinton. they don't usually play headliner. this is a big event. springsteen did events for john kerry in 2004. been a little unwilling to do more in 2012 for obama but this will be a hugely attended and hugely covered event with i would say bill clinton being the single best surrogate on either side in this campaign. >> as bill clinton said, again this week, in washington on monday night, he has been made...
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i don't think that the president or secretary clinton or ambassador rice would ever do that. they're honorable people and honest people and i really think they try to do their best in this very difficult conflict and i guess i find, andrea, this rush to judgment during a presidential campaign, i find it to be troubling and i find it to be very distasteful. because we ought to be focusing on two key issues. what happened that night, what caused the breakdown in security and there's been a review panel put together by secretary clinton appropriately to look at that and secondly how do we prevent these attacks from occurring in the future, keep our diplomats safe. that's what we ought to be talking about rather than making this a partisan football in my judgment. >> but at the same time the president has the challenge, by monday, at this foreign policy debate, to have a real narrative and explanation. he won't have time to wait for that review board. >> well, you know, it's really important that this review board led by a very distinguished former ambassador tom pickering be giv
i don't think that the president or secretary clinton or ambassador rice would ever do that. they're honorable people and honest people and i really think they try to do their best in this very difficult conflict and i guess i find, andrea, this rush to judgment during a presidential campaign, i find it to be troubling and i find it to be very distasteful. because we ought to be focusing on two key issues. what happened that night, what caused the breakdown in security and there's been a review...
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marking this event today secretary of state hillary clinton joined by archbishop desmond tutu cited malala's heroism. >> yesterday's attack reminds us of the challenges that girls face, whether it's poverty or marginalization or even violence, just for speaking out for their basic rights. >> joining me now, malan risk veer, the state department ambassador at large for women's issues. a position that you have created and expanded and traveled around the world to many of these very, very dangerous places. let's talk about malala and what she represents because you've spent time in pakistan, spent time in afghanistan, you know about the attempts to expand girls and women's rights and also the entrenchment in some parts. >> first of all, it's a barbaric be act that was committed against her. she like so many other girls, desperately want to go to school. they want to be able to have full lives. they want their potential to be able to be tapped. and they don't want to be circumscribed by the kinds of things that are happening whether in pakistan or in afghanistan. i think the fact that in pakista
marking this event today secretary of state hillary clinton joined by archbishop desmond tutu cited malala's heroism. >> yesterday's attack reminds us of the challenges that girls face, whether it's poverty or marginalization or even violence, just for speaking out for their basic rights. >> joining me now, malan risk veer, the state department ambassador at large for women's issues. a position that you have created and expanded and traveled around the world to many of these very,...
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bruce springsteen and bill clinton hitting the trail in ohio to fire up support for barack obama. >> he can't even say whether he would sign a law which is already on the books. >> good day. i'm andrea mitchell live in washington. today both campaigns are stepping up their attempt to win over undecided voters, the women voters. the obama campaign sees openings after tuesday's debate. romney campaign on defense but fighting back hard complete with a bus tour via women who used to work for mitt romney. joining me chris cillizza of postpolitics.com. the senz both campaigns have the obama campaign thinks they gained some ground out of the debate that mitt romney gave them some openings. mitt romney in their campaign as of yesterday firing off press releases sending out surrogates. they felt they were playing defense. this is president obama today in new hampshire. >> by the way, we want our sons to thrive in math and science and engineering. but we also want our daughters to thrive in those fields, too. we don't have to order up some binders to find qualified, talented, driven, young wom
bruce springsteen and bill clinton hitting the trail in ohio to fire up support for barack obama. >> he can't even say whether he would sign a law which is already on the books. >> good day. i'm andrea mitchell live in washington. today both campaigns are stepping up their attempt to win over undecided voters, the women voters. the obama campaign sees openings after tuesday's debate. romney campaign on defense but fighting back hard complete with a bus tour via women who used to...
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>> governor rendell saying, president clinton is saying. on the other hand this is not just any moment. this is a moment of greatest foreign policy crisis in this administration. so for him to decide that the campaign is more important because he'd have to meet with too many people in new york doesn't fly with me. although a lot of good news for the president in the polls, we've established that, the foreign policy front is not one. "the wall street journal" poll shows he's seen a precip does drop in his handling of foreign policy and that could become an ish. >> >> one problem with that, and that is governor romney when asked what he would do differently, doesn't come up with a very cogent or believable answer. >> before i let you go, ed rendell, wanted to ask you about pennsylvania. here you've got the president up by 12 points in the latest polls. what's going on in the senate race where senator bob casey is only up by six points? >> well, i don't -- i can't answer that at all, andrea. i think bob casey will win in double digits. there's
>> governor rendell saying, president clinton is saying. on the other hand this is not just any moment. this is a moment of greatest foreign policy crisis in this administration. so for him to decide that the campaign is more important because he'd have to meet with too many people in new york doesn't fly with me. although a lot of good news for the president in the polls, we've established that, the foreign policy front is not one. "the wall street journal" poll shows he's seen...
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a lot of people said hillary clinton was ill served by her campaign in 2008, should have won. hillary clinton's name was ultimately on it. on the campaign and it was her who was out there. if mitt romney wants change he needs to make it. it feels like you're bad at tennis, it's not your athletic fault. it's the fault of the racket. like ultimately you're the person who chooses what pieces you put in place. what you say, where you say them. i think blame the campaign structure if you want, but ultimately it's about can the candidate sell him or herself and put a campaign in place that maximizes their strength, and minimizes their weaknesses. that's how you win. it's not about a campaign structure, kind of winning a race if the candidate isn't winning it for him or herself. >> chris cizilla, thanks so much. chuck todd, thank you for being here. >>> and up next, team obama, what about that redistribution charge. we'll talk to national press secretary ben lebolt. still ahead, will france set off another round of middle east protests? former ambassador chris hill. this is "andrea m
a lot of people said hillary clinton was ill served by her campaign in 2008, should have won. hillary clinton's name was ultimately on it. on the campaign and it was her who was out there. if mitt romney wants change he needs to make it. it feels like you're bad at tennis, it's not your athletic fault. it's the fault of the racket. like ultimately you're the person who chooses what pieces you put in place. what you say, where you say them. i think blame the campaign structure if you want, but...
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for us to say that it makes sense to release your tax returns as i did, as john mccain did, as bill clinton did, as the two president bushs did, i don't think that is in any way out of bounds. i think that is what the american people would rightly expect, a sense particularly when we will be having a huge debate about how we reform our tax code and how we pay for the government that we need, i think people want to know that everybody's been playing by the same rules, including people who are seeking the highest office in the land. this is not an entitlement, being president of the united states. this is a privilege and we've got to put ourselves before the american people to make our case. >> why not send a message to the top super pac that's supporting you and say i think an ad like that is out of bounds? we shouldn't be suggesting -- >> so let's take that particular issue as opposed to -- because you lumped in a whole bunch of other stuff that i think was entirely legitimate. i don't think governor romney is somehow responsible for the death of the woman that was portrayed in that ad. but
for us to say that it makes sense to release your tax returns as i did, as john mccain did, as bill clinton did, as the two president bushs did, i don't think that is in any way out of bounds. i think that is what the american people would rightly expect, a sense particularly when we will be having a huge debate about how we reform our tax code and how we pay for the government that we need, i think people want to know that everybody's been playing by the same rules, including people who are...